Re: install/54351: 10-wpa_supplicant for dhcpcd(8) shouldn't bemarked obsolete

[Leonardo Taccari <leot%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR install/54351; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Leonardo Taccari <leot%NetBSD.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/54351: 10-wpa_supplicant for dhcpcd(8) shouldn't bemarked obsolete
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 13:40:11 +0200

 Hello Roy and Izumi,
 
 Roy Marples writes:
 >  [...]
 >  > src/external/bsd/dhcpcd/dist/hooks/dist/hooks/10-wpa_supplicant
 >  > src/external/bsd/dhcpcd/examples/hooks/Makefile
 >  > ---
 >  > .if ${MKSHARE} != "no"
 >  > FILES=			10-wpa_supplicant 15-timezone 29-lookup-hostname
 >  > ---
 >  > 
 >  > src/distrib/sets/lists/misc/mi
 >  > ---
 >  > ./usr/share/examples/dhcpcd/hooks/10-wpa_supplicant	misc-dhcpcd-examples	share
 >  > ---
 >  
 >  I don't see this being a problem? It's still bundled as an example with 
 >  a stock dhcpcd install as there is no clue what wpa_suppliant if any is 
 >  installed or how it was built.
 >  [...]
 
 I personally find the 10-wpa_supplicant hook very handy.
 
 I always manually invoke dhcpcd via `dhcpcd <interface>' and I like
 that wpa_supplicant is started by dhcpcd in that way only when it is
 needed (and without requiring a prior `service wpa_supplicant onestart'
 or similar!).